TAG Medical is pleased to announce they have recently been acquired by dbg, the leading dental equipment inspection, service and maintenance company.
dbg has over 20 years experience of inspecting, servicing and maintaining medical equipment from small portable devices to autoclaves and x-rays ensuring that they meet stringent regulations. The combined forces of the TAG Medical calibration team and dbg dental engineers will deliver an even greater degree of expertise to assist GP practices to meet the ever increasing regulatory requirements.
dbg work with over 7,000 dental practice locations assisting them not only with all their equipment support needs but also compliance and training. dbg have already supported dental practices through CQC registration in April 2011 providing them with guidance, advice and easy to follow work through documentation. We will be offering our unique compliance service to TAG Medical customers in preparation for GP CQC registration in April 2013.
George Thomas, TAG Medical MD said: “TAG Medical is very pleased to be now part of the DBG and to be sharing a common goal of quality of service and value for money. Our customers will benefit greatly from the exciting new services DBG can offer them, in addition to our trusted Equipment Testing and Calibration service.”
John Rochford, Chief Executive of dbg, commented: “The acquisition of TAG is a strong strategic fit with the wider dbg offering and will allow us to cross-sell our fast growing compliance, training and health and safety services to TAG’s customer base. We look forward to working with the highly regarded team at TAG”
Do you have any equipment that needs to be repaired? Don’t buy new, simply have your broken equipment repaired at a fraction of the cost!
Most medical equipment can be economically repaired. A typical ECG repair will cost around £200, compared to a new ECG costing at least £1200.
We work with all major manufacturers, enabling us to carry out repairs on all your BP Machines, Scales, ECGs, Defibrillators, Pulse Oximeters, Ear Syringes and many more. Even if you have an obscure piece of equipment, please call us as we can probably fix that too!
After a very successful and busy start to the year, everyone at TAG Medical Ltd, the UK’ s leading Medical Equipment Repair Service was treated to day out wake boarding at the national water sports centre in Nottingham. It was a lot of fun, but very difficult to stay on the board so we all got very wet!
There is now just 1 month left till the VAT increase from 17.5% to 20% in the UK. The increase in VAT comes in on the 1st January 2011. Now is a good opportunity to book your annual medical equipment repair service to benefit from the 2.5% increase in price to your surgery.
For our monthly promotion this month, we are holding the VAT at the lower rate for appointments in 2011 made in 2010. So if you arrange this month for us to visit your surgery next year, the VAT added to the work carried out will reflect the 17.5% rate.
Preventive Maintenance is a very important part of any medical equipment testing and calibration schedule. Preventive Maintenance is the process of keeping your medical equipment regularly checked and maintained to prevent the equipment failing or developing a fault in the future.
Corrective Maintenance
Corrective Maintenance is the process of repairing a medical equipment devise once it has developed the fault. Preventive Maintenance should reduce the need for Corrective Maintenance.
TAG Medical, the Uk’s leading medical equipment testing and calibration specialists, is pleased to have donated to Project Hope.
Part of Project Hope’s work includes sending medical equipment to countries desperately in need of it. Equipment that is beyond economic repair or not suitable for use in the UK is repaired by EBME technicians and sent abroad.
We hope to continue to provide support to Project Hope so they can carry on with their very worthwhile work.
Just a few days left now till the end of the month and the start of the new financial year for GP Surgeries across the UK!
Your surgery can gain up to 3 QOF points from our medical equipment testing and calibration service. We have a few spaces left before the end of the month so please call us if you would like one.
We are medical equipment calibration and testing specialists with an excellent reputation for efficiently and customer service, so why not give us try. You will not be disappointed!
TAG Medical, the leading independent medical equipment calibrators is now offering repair and service options on ECGs, Defibrillators, Audiometers, Ear Syringes, and Spirometers.
Working with leading manufacturers, our in-house time-served technicians can get your equipment back on track and in tip-top condition often in just a couple of days.
Please contact us if you require any equipment repairs or spares.
So, what is the difference between testing and calibrating medical equipment?
Medical Equipment Testing
The process of applying a know input or process to simulate a patients results. The know input must be the correct figure for the performance of that equipment and the equipment used to carry out the test must be itself calibrated to national or UKAS standards to ensure the results of the item being tested are verified against a reliable source.
Medical Equipment Calibration
If the results or readings from the item are out of tolerance by the acceptable percentage then the item has failed the test. Calibration is the process of correcting the item to bring its results back into the acceptable percentage error. Calibration requires adjusting or repairing the medical equipment before the results can be rechecked and verified.
Do you have any equipment that needs to be repaired? Don’t buy new, simply have your broken equipment repaired at a fraction of the cost!
